Kirkcudbright Hospital
Hospital in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Kirkcudbright Hospital is a health facility in Barrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
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LocationBarrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates54.8346°N 4.0504°W
| Kirkcudbright Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
The hospital is the low cream building on the right | |
  Shown in Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Barrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54.8346°N 4.0504°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The facility was created by the conversion of Townend School, which occupied a mid-19th century building, to the designs of Mr Wallace, a local architect, in 1897.[1][2] An operating theatre was added in 1921.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]
